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What next version? There’s NOT going to be a “Mojo 2,” if that’s what you’re referring to. If anything, Avid will create a new DNA unit to fit between Mojo and Adrenaline, or more likely, adapt some of their existing hardware to work with XPro, like Adrenaline or Liquid Chrome. One of the guys I know in Marketing at Avid has told me to forget about Mojo 2. He then hinted at Chrome or Adrenaline being adapted to run with XPro. I don’t know any other details, he didn’t say anything more (NDA), and we’ll all have to wait until NAB (or later) to see what’s brewing…if anything.
And agreed that homebuilt systems work fine if using XPro in software-only mode. Once you add the hardware, the grief begins.
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Do you mean building your own computer? Are you going to be running software-only XPro/XDV? If so, then building your own computer will be fine. If planning on adding Mojo/Digi002/External Firewire Storage, you’re crazy to build your own system. I know of one (*ONE*) person who’s built their own homebuilt system and never run into trouble. I’m extremely competent at building my own computers and ran into extreme hell building my XPro system…using components from certified systems!
If adding Avid hardware, DIYing it is not worth it. You WILL have problems. Then you will be on your own, as Avid won’t help you (but will still charge you for the phone call to tech support). Your only hope will be other Avid users (largely on the various forums) and they may or may not be able to help you diagnose/fix your problem.
Take the advice of someone who’s been to hell and back. It’s not worth building it yourself.
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It’s hard, I know that. An ACU definitely knows their stuff when it comes to Avid systems. I took the sample-exam on Avid’s website and failed it. I’m not alone. Then again, I didn’t study. 🙂
Regarding the 1000:15 ratio of pass/fail, I don’t believe those numbers…it’s not THAT hard. A guy I know has passed it, and while he said it was definitely challenging–and he’s no Avid guru–it wasn’t impossible. A look on the ACU members list on Avid.com shows 28 “current” ACU’s…though if you look at what they’re certified in, you’ll see that the list is extremely old (everyone is certified on either XPro 4.3 or Adrenaline 1.3). You can see for yourself: https://www.avid.com/training/certification/acu/acuListing.asp
For more information, you can browse the page on Avid’s website: https://www.avid.com/training/certification/acu.html
To take a crack at that sample exam I (and lots of others I know) have failed, good luck: https://www.avid.com/training/certification/exams/begin.asp
I’m sure you’ll be fine taking the course, but I don’t know that…only you do.
Good luck.
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Yeah they do…they just don’t play them as much anymore, and they play them at fairly weird times. I guess people got sick of watching videos, so MTV had to come up with other mind-stimulating programs to keep their viewer numbers high. You know what I mean, awesome shows like “The Real World,” “Pimp My Ride,” “Beavis and Butthead,” and others. (Note the sarcasm.)
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Don’t you miss the Color Correction tools of Symphony, Grinner? Not to mention the integrated Tracker/Stabilizer? Granted, you can toss in a copy of Avid FX and be done with it, but I’m just curious. I’ve been hounding Avid for Secondary Color Correction in both Adrenaline 3 and XPro 6…both of those products should have it.
It’s a pretty setup you’ve got there. Makes me miss my Adrenaline even more…
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Not at all. DS is Avid’s ultimate product. Yes, it has plenty of shortcomings, though I’m sure those will be worked out in continued releases.
The rumor of DS’ demise after 7.6 is regarding the lower-priced/less-featured DS Nitris Editor product, not the full-blown DS Nitris. Rumor has it Symphony Nitris will replace DS Nitris Editor. And you know what? It’s just rumor, and nothing more. Those I know at Avid (as in actually in Tewksbury) have confirmed that this is NOT true. That could be lip-service, too. Look at it this way: Avid has said nothing about DS going away, and until they do, the rumor is BS.
I’m expecting DS Nitris 8 to be announced at NAB. Guess we’ll see what’s up in a few months…
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Also a bit on the pricey side… At the very least, lower your starting bid, or you won’t see a single bid. People are looking for deals, and a $4000 starting bid is no deal to most Ebayers. Start it at something like $0.99 and see how it goes from there. Remember: you’ve got your reserve in place, so setting a low starting bid won’t hurt you any and it will also lower your Ebay fees.
More friendly advice from an Ebay veteran.
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No pictures, no sell. You should also mention whether or not the system is homebuilt, or from what company it came from.
Friendly advice from an eBay veteran.
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Avid has what’s known as the “Audio Tool,” which is Audio Meters. There are also built-in Audio Meters in the Avid Timeline.
AudioSuite is nothing more than a bunch of stock Pro Tools filters (Audio Effects) that Avid includes in its software. I’m not in front of my Avid system right now, or I’d give you a rundown of the filters and what they do. Avid is extremely weak in its audio department, and these are not comparable to the tools in, say, Vegas. AudioSuite only allows you to apply 1 effect to an Audio track. Not cool. In XPro, you also can’t edit anything smaller than a frame, be it video or audio. This is something that’s available on Avid’s higher-end NLE systems, but missing in XPro. It’s something we XPro users have been asking for for years.
You’d be best off getting a copy of Pro Tools LE to work with your Avid XPro system. That’ll set you back at least $500, plus the cost to get the DV Toolkit, for seamless passing of video/audio between PT LE and XPro. Problem is, it’ll cost you $995! This is one of Avid’s most inherent weaknesses.
In Avid’s defense though, it’s still a great NLE, and there’s ways to send your audio from XPro to another DAW program, such as Encore, Sound Forge, etc.
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What about Avid saying that the ability to work in uncompressed HD is coming as a future release to the product? My reseller said you’re only going to be able to work with 1-stream of 1:1 HD in RT, but it’s still a feature that’s coming… There’s only 1 expansion slot in Adrenaline that I know of. Unless Avid plans to release an uncompressed HD board, I’d suspect they’re going to allow uncompressed abilities on the DNxcel board.
Avid’s website even addresses this on the Media Composer Adrenaline HD page: “Uncompressed HD via optional PCI card (planned for future release)”
Read it here: https://www.avid.com/products/composer/adrenalinehd/featurelist.asp